'Lyons Mail'
was one of the longest running in-house
magazines of any company. The issue below
features Binnie Hale, a well-known
actress, who starred in a musical called
'Nippy'.
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The front
cover of Lyons Mail October 1922. It
contained a short story by Edgar Wallace
who wrote several stories for the
magazine.

A Lyons Mail incorporating the new
corporate logo
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Issue of
July/August 1985
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Above are
two copies of the wartime issues of
'Forces' Lyons Mail. One is dated 2 July
1942 and the other July 1945. In the July
issue the pictures on the cover show Lyons
staff packing Army Composition (Compo)
food packs for the Pacific theatre. Note
the Nippy in picture one. While this was
probably a concocted series of pictures
for publicity, Lyons staff nevertheless
volunteered to pack these parcels and
those destined for the Red Cross and POW
camps.
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Courtesy
Peter Bird
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A complete
copy of all the Lyons Mail
magazines has been deposited with the
London
Metropolitan
Archives,
40 Northampton Road, London. EC1R
0HB
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